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Maps, scale drawings and scale factors
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40 AQA GCSE Mathematics questions on Maps, scale drawings and scale factors, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

In a ratio scale such as 1 : 500, what units are used on each side?

  1. Metres on the left and kilometres on the right
  2. The same units on both sides
  3. Centimetres on the left and metres on the right
  4. Whichever units you choose for each side
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✓ Answer: BThe same units on both sides
That is why the units are not written: 1 cm represents 500 cm, and equally 1 inch would represent 500 inches.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

How many centimetres are there in one kilometre?

  1. 1 000 000
  2. 10 000
  3. 100 000
  4. 1000
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✓ Answer: C100 000
There are 100 cm in a metre and 1000 m in a kilometre, and this figure does most of the work in map-scale questions.
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AQA GCSE Mathematics: Maps, scale drawings and scale factors FAQ

Is Kramizo free for AQA GCSE students preparing for Mathematics?
Yes — completely free. Every student gets 45 questions a day on the free plan, with no card required and no trial countdown. That free quota works across every subject and every topic in our bank, so you can mix Maps, scale drawings and scale factors practice with other Mathematics topics or even switch to a totally different AQA subject without paying anything. Kramizo's optional Pro plan removes the daily cap and adds detailed progress analytics, but the free tier is the real product — used by thousands of GCSE, IGCSE and CSEC students.
Are the Maps, scale drawings and scale factors questions aligned to the official AQA GCSE Mathematics syllabus?
Every question is written against the published AQA GCSE Mathematics specification, including the exact command words (state, describe, explain, calculate, evaluate, etc.), mark allocations, and difficulty tier you'd see on a real AQA paper. Explanations are written in the style of official examiner mark schemes — they tell you what is being awarded marks and why distractors are wrong, not just whether you got it right. The bank is continually refined to match the latest syllabus updates from AQA.
How is Maps, scale drawings and scale factors typically tested on AQA GCSE Mathematics papers?
Maps, scale drawings and scale factors appears across multiple question types on real AQA GCSE Mathematics papers — most commonly as multiple-choice questions in the objective section, structured short-answer questions in the main paper, and occasionally as part of an extended response. Kramizo's practice bank reflects that mix: 4-option MCQs, true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank key terms, multi-select questions, and ordering questions. Working through the bank gives you exposure to every question style examiners actually use.

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